Leadership & Advocacy
Worker Education
While living in South Africa, I volunteered with worker education programs, contributing to a series of Rhodes University workshops centered on both the history of the trade union movement and the strategies for confronting present labor challenges.
One of these was the Vuyisile Mini Workers' School, commemorating the life of trade unionist and ANC stalwart, Vuyisile Mini.
I discuss these worker education programs in my contribution to the "30 Years of Democracy" roundtable.
Leadership in the Field
I am actively involved with the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR), where I have held multiple service positions: the SHAFR Code of Conduct Task Force Committee and the SHAFR Graduate Student Committee (3-year terms)
Since returning from my Fulbright I volunteered at a Fulbright seminar, "The Future of Work," with the support of the Institute of International Education (IIE)
In addition, I have worked as a mentor with the Mellon Engaging Humanities program, where I mentored ten transfer students during the 2020-21 academic year.
Finally, I work as an editor. Currently, I am a Book Review Editor for the Journal of Military History. I previously worked as a Journal Watch Editor at H-Diplo.
Political Engagement
I worked as a poll worker for the 2020 Presidential General Election, including the early voting period. Tasks included registering voters and administering ballots. I also answered voter questions and tried to instill trust in the election system.
Departmental and Institutional Service
At VMI, I have mentored students and served on honors thesis committees. I also serve on the undergraduate research committee and the departmental curriculum committee. Beginning fall 2026, I will work with cadets as an assistant coach with the VMI run club.
During my Ph.D., I was a co-founder (along with Addie Jensen) of the Cold War Working Group (CWWG), a branch of the UCSB Center for Cold War Studies and International History. We host a publishing space for undergraduates, the "This Day in Cold War History" blog, where I served as a reviewer and editor. For this work, I won the Dick Cook Service Award in 2022, along with my co-founder, Addie Jensen.
I served as the Vice President of the History Graduate Student Association (HGSA) during the 2019-2020 academic year.
